About recommended consumption and provision of population with potassium and magnesium

A.V. Pogozheva^1,2, V.M. Kodentsova¹

¹Federal Research Centre of Nutrition, Biotechnology and Food Safety, Moscow

²Sechenov University, Moscow

The article presents data on food products as sources of potassium and magnesium, causes and consequences of their insufficient intake with the diet. Diagnostic criteria and clinical manifestations concerning the lack of these micronutrients are considered, as well as the high prevalence of their insufficiency among the Russian population. The article also describes the protective role of adequate consumption of potassium and magnesium in the prevention and treatment of the following diseases: arterial hypertension, cardiovascular diseases, type 2 diabetes mellitus. The increase in the physiological need and recommended daily intake values of potassium and magnesium to 3500 mg and 420 mg is justified. Ways to increase magnesium intake include eating food with a high magnesium content, eliminating dietary components that reduce absorption, and using specialized food enriched with potassium and magnesium. The article discusses the selection  criteria and benefits of using drugs simultaneously containing potassium and magnesium to improve the population mineral status.

Keywords: potassium, magnesium, deficiency, provision, risk factors.

For citation: Pogozheva A.V., Kodentsova V.M. About recommended consumption and provision of population with potassium and magnesium. RMJ. 2020;3:8–12.